Racial profiling statistics released by Columbia police

COLUMBIA — The Columbia Police Department released its annual racial profiling statistics Thursday. The department included its official traffic stop report to the Missouri Attorney General, its report for the public and the media and a document called “Understanding Disparity Data” by Dr. Jeff Milyo, an economics professor at MU.

Check back with the Missourian later today for more coverage of the report.

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This analysis, by MU economics professor Jeff Milyo, details concepts like "hit rates," which measure the accuracy of police traffic stops based on the race of those stopped in several Missouri communities. It includes information on frequency of traffic stops by race.

This report provides the number of total traffic stops made in Columbia. It then categorizes them by race of stopped drivers and further by details of the stops such as locations and results.

This report breaks down arrests made in 2008 by charge, race, and gender. It includes explanation and analysis from the Columbia Police Department.